Sky Writings

So... I ended up saving a bird yesterday.

Let me explain... We tend to have a lot of birds in our backyard, since we have farm fields behind our yard (we even have birds nesting in our barbecue, right now XP). And beside our house, there is a 5-foot deep pit that connects to a large window in our basement.

( tl;dr about my good deed of the day )

So, to make a long story short, I saved a bird. ;P (Mind you, this isn't the first time I've saved an animal from that pit,* nor the first time I saved a bird trapped in my house.** True story.)


* Once, while mowing the lawn, the SO scared some baby bunnies into our pit, as well as the neighbour's; being the soft touch that I am, I carefully scooped them all into a box, and released them into the field behind our house.

** Back at my parent's house, a bird ended up in our dryer once; seriously, it flew up into the dryer vent from outside. After it being stuck in there all day, we finally thought of unhooking the connecting hose so it could fly out; once it did, I opened the door to the garage, then opened the garage door to let it outside (fortunately, our laundry room had a door to the garage).

Sorry I haven't been around... I just can't seem to write or draw lately; I seem to be creatively blocked. :/ Ah, well... I'm sure I'll get over it, soon enough.

In other news, I did go on a trip to Wisconsin Dells this weekend, with a couple of friends. :) All in all, it was a really fun trip; we went to a huge waterpark, took in a magic show and an "adult" hypnotist show (which was... really adult), and did a couple of cool, interactive magic-themed games (the first one was fun; the second, not so much, although we got to keep the electronic wands ;). I may go into more detail later...

The only real downside was that my friend got sunburned at the water park, and my feet hurt like hell (uncomfortable platform slippers at the water park are a bad idea >.<).

Unfortunately, we got some more bad news when we got home yesterday; looks like my SO's WoW account got hacked. >.< We only have one comp with virus protection at the moment (which I'm using right now), but I can't seem to check my Battle.net account on it, so I'll have to wait until the other comps are clean so I can check. :/ (I did check my e-mail, which didn't show any changes to my WoW account, so hopefully it's okay...)

Figures we get hacked right when we go on vacation XP (although BlizzCon was this weekend; not sure if that had anything to do with it...)

Anyways, I really just wanted to let you guys know I'm still around. :) We now return you to your regularly scheduled Friends list...

Well, Ivy is home for the moment... Thank you all for your concern. ^_^ He's not completely well yet; he has use of three of his legs so far, but not all four (not for want of trying, poor little guy). We'll just have to wait and see what happens...

In other news, I'll be effectively out of the way for the next five days or so; have a relative visiting till Tuesday, so will be busy entertaining. It does mean I get a belated birthday present, though. ^_~ (And as much I'd want a book or a manga as a gift, I always feel weird about sharing my oddly-regarded tastes with family... So, I think maybe some new clothes will have to do; I need a new outfit, anyways. ^_^;)

As for my birthday... Despite the kitty scare, I did get a box full of European souvenirs from my parents (mostly cool Russian stuff); plus, my sweetie didn't forget my birthday, like I feared. ^_^;

Also, since I'll be busy this weekend, I don't think I'll be able to work on "Double-edged Sword" till next week. :/ I really want to, too... (Although young Joshua and Leon are working their way into the story a little too much for my taste; I really need to keep the focus on Carlyle and Ismea, dang it!)

That's all for now... Off to bed, for me. (Posting mostly cause I can't sleep. 0_o)

EDIT: BTW, I keep getting Star Wars flashes when writing for "Double-edged Sword", what with the master and student dynamic between Carlyle and Joshua, and Carlyle being seduced to the Dark Side, so to speak. 0_o "There is no serenity, only passion." Yeesh...

I just got the oddest (if politely worded) request in my e-mail this morning... Someone was asking to use "Sain's Guide to Dating"... For a play. 0_o

I've been e-mailed many strange requests over the years, but that's got to be the weirdest... The person did say it was nothing formal, but I'm still going to question him about it, before I say yes...

Oh, and assuming anyone cares where I've been (no, I haven't been neglecting this journal! :P), I was in 'Vegas for the past few days... Yes, Las Vegas. ^_~ And we all know everything that happens in 'Vegas, stays in 'Vegas...

Seriously though, I didn't really do all that much there... Played some Blackjack, did the Star Trek Experience (my sweetie's a fan), rode some mediocre virtual rides, went to the all-male revue (which was pretty much a male strip show; so sue me, I like looking at beefcake :P), which was amusingly called the "Thunder from Down Under" (they were all supposedly from Australia... And straight ^_~).

(You know what's unfair? For all the licentious shows in Las Vegas, there were only two all-male revues in town; the one I went to, and Chippendales. Stupid double standard... :/)

On the story front... Planning to work on some shonen-ai Kent/Sain stories soon; the previously-mentioned one, and one that takes place post-game, tentatively called "The Steward and the Freelancer". I might also put up the outline for a never-will-be-written "Sorcerer Hunters" 'fic that I've been considering for some time now... ("Never-will-be-written", because it's a humourous Tira/Marron lemon, and I can't write those without blushing... ^_^;)

Unfortunately, it might take me a while to get around to writing these, because I'm still playing Fire Emblem 8... (I've finally gotten to the last chapter, yay! ^_^)